Choose three words from your Words Their Way list. When you choose the words, look up the root of each word (Go to the Sandburg Website, - Teacher Pages - Technology - Reading - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes) and write down the root's meaning. After that, find 5 additional words that have the same root.
EXAMPLE:
My word:slide
Root:slide
Meaning: to move smoothly along a surface.
Related words: slider, sliding, slid, slides,
My word:Sweep
Root:Sweep
Meaning:to remove from a surface with a broom or brush.
Related words:Sweeps,sweeping,swept,sweeper,sweepers
My word:Drive
Root:Drive
Meaning:to carry on or through energetically.
Related words:Driver, drove, driven, drives, driving
EXAMPLE:
My word:slide
Root:slide
Meaning: to move smoothly along a surface.
Related words: slider, sliding, slid, slides,
My word:Sweep
Root:Sweep
Meaning:to remove from a surface with a broom or brush.
Related words:Sweeps,sweeping,swept,sweeper,sweepers
My word:Drive
Root:Drive
Meaning:to carry on or through energetically.
Related words:Driver, drove, driven, drives, driving